GreeceThe Bull of the Corcyreans was a bronze statue dedicated around 480 BC by the citizens of Corcyra (modern Corfu) at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi, Greece [1] [2]. According to Pausanias, a bull in Corfu repeatedly went to the shore and moaned; when the herdsman investigated, he found the sea teeming with tuna [1] [3]. After consulting the Delphic Oracle and sacrificing a bull to Poseidon, the Corcyreans made an enormous catch and dedicated the statue with a tithe of the proceeds [1] [4]. The sculptor was Theopropus of Aegina [1] [3]. Only the base survives, visible on the right side just past the sanctuary entrance along the Sacred Way [1] [2].
Bull of the Corcyreans
Also known as: Corcyrean bull, Korkyralaisten härkä, Taureau des Corcyréens, Toro dei Corciresi, Toro de los corcireos, Ταύρος των Κερκυραίων, Ταύρος των Κερκυραίων (Δελφοί), 克基拉公牛
| Type | Monument |
|---|---|
| Period | 500 BC - 1 AD |
| Country | Greece |
| Coordinates | 38.4824° N, 22.5011° E |